Coin-actuated dispensing apparatus



M. WE|NER.

COIN ACTUATED DISPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION F|LED'DEC.24, 1919. y I 1 ,878,069, vPatented May 17, 1921.

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UNITE COIN-ACTUATED yDISIENSING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1.7, 1921.

Application filed December 24, 1919. Serial No. 347,099.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, Monnis I/VEINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Coin-Actuated Dispensing Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, ref-4 erence being had t0 the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The Object of my invention is to provide coin actuated mechanism for the dispensing machines which will be simple and positive in operation and relatively cheap toA construct.

Further objects of my invention are to provide means for automatically clearing the coin chute of paper or cardboard, which may be inserted, and means for diverting slugs and the like from the actuating mecha msm.

lThe machine constructed in accordance with my invention is foolproof and'will not clog up and become inoperative.

` I will now describe my invention, as embodied in a chewinggum dispending ma chine, in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like symbols refer to like parts in the different views.

Figure 1 is a view looking down upon the mechanism of a' chewing gum dispensing machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a verticalsection on Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3 Fi 2. Y l p ig. 4 is a horizontal section on line`4-4 Fig. 5 is a sectionalvicw of a complete disk pensing machine.

The dispensing mechanism 4comprises a coin receiver carried by a push rod adapted to be moved by the hand of the operator and a dispenser, slidably carried by a second coin receiver, and actuated by the push rod, through a connection formed -by the coin, after it has passed from the first to the second receiver. Provision is made for the release of the coin after the dispensing 0peration is completed and meansare provided for returning the dispenser and push rod to normal position. v

Means, carried adjacent the first coin receiver and actuated inthe forward and return movements of the` push rod, passes une 2 2 transversely through the upper part of the receiver and clears it of any paper Vor other` waste that may have been inserted and prevents the receiver from becoming clogged.

The` receiver is provided with a slot .into which slugs, attractable by a magnet, will be diverted by means v of a magnet and dropped clearv ofthe second receiver, so as not to formrthe connection between the push rod andthe dispenser and render vthe mechanism operative.

The mechanismis supported by a pair of plates a, a suitably secured together by rods Z9 and adapted to be mounted in a casing c, provided with a removable 'covera' adapted to be locked in place by the front door of the casing. Y Y

A coinl receiver or chute al is formed in a casting havingY an extension, extending through the plate 0;,- and forming apush rod e; a secondyextension f, having a depending hook g on its end, extends through the plate a. A laterally extending arm h engages one of the bolts Z) and is adapted tobevacted on by a spring z' carried on the bolt between the arm and plate a. An arm j extends downwardly from the push rod at a point adjacent the inside'ofv plate a and forwardly to a point below the coin receiver. An ejector formed by a lever lo is pivotally mounted on the casting and provided at one end with an upward extension Z; the'other end of the lever extends toward plate a. The lever is adapted to be turned, in the forward movement of the push rod by a cam m secured to plate c, to pass the extension vtransverseprly lthrough the-upper part of the receiver to eject any pliable article therefrom, and to be returned by its end striking the plate a, in the return movement of thel push rod.

The coin receiver d is provided with la passage, in its edge, above which is positioned a magnet o having the end of its lower leg rounded off as at 10.

The magnet is adapted to divert magnetizable coins from the receiver d Vintofthe passages,fro1n which they are dropped without forming vany operative connection..`

A second coin receiver g is secured to the inside of plate a', inv a positionl on a line with the end of arm j', and extends to a point beneath the receiver d. An aperture for the discharge of the coin is provided in the bottom of the receiver. l The dispenser r .isprovided with an extension s adapted to slide in the receiver g, and an extension t adapted to be engaged by the hook g.

A magazine u adapted to hold slabs of chewing gum ai supported 0n `flanges 'u is secured in the casing so that the upper edge of the dispenser bears against the side of the lowest slab of gum, so that its advance Will push the gum clear of the flanges and permit it to drop into a chute 1U, which terminates at the front of the casing and serves to deliver the gum. f f

In operation, the coin y is inserted into receiver d, through a suitable slot in cover u. The coin drops to the bottom of the receiver, Where it is supported by the end of receiver g as shown in Fig. 2.

The push rod e is pushed in and the receiver d, extension f and arm j moved. The movement of the receiver d carries the coin over the end lof receiver g and it drops'into the second receiver, Where it rests between the extension s of the dispenser 1 and the end of arm j. Further movement causes arm j to advance the dispenser throughV the mediumof the coin. The advance of the dispenser frees a slab of gum, Which drops into chute w and is delivered.

/Vhen the dispenser has freed the slab of gum, the coin drops through the aperture in the bottom of the receiver into a coin box e. The push rod is released upon receipt of the gum and the spring z' returns it to normal position. rlhe action of the spring causes the retraction of the hook g Which draws the dispenser back to normal position.

As has been indicated, if a slug is dropped into the receiver d, it vvill be diverted into the side passage by the magnet 0, from Where it Will drop directly into the coin box.

If a piece of paper or cardboard is put into the receiver CZ, it will be ejected laterally by the extensionV Z, when in the movement of the parts leverlc meets and is acted on by cam m. The -lever is returned to normal by Y striking the plate a in the return movement of the parts, all as shown in Fior. l. Cover n) may be readily removed for inspection or Vrepair of the machine and removal of the At the same time, it prevents tamcoins. pering or theft of the money.

It is obvious that my invention is adaptable to machines of other types than that herein described. v

Having novv fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: f

l. A ycoin actuated dispensing apparatus comprising a movable coin receiver having a coin slot extending therethrough, spring means for retaining the movable coin receiver in its retracted position, a fixed coin receiver extending over one edge of the coin slot in the movable receiver and forminga stop for the proper coin, a coin slot in the fixed coin receiver arranged to receive the coin from the movable coin receiver after the movable coin receiver has been advanced a short distance, a dispenser slidably mounted in the slot 0f the fixed coin receiver and arranged to be engaged by the coin, and means movable With the movable coin receiver to actuate the dispenser through the medium of' the coin.

2. A .coin controlled dispensing device comprising a fixed slotted coin receiver, a v

dispenser having an actuating end slidably mounted in the coin receiver, a movable coin receiver having a coin slot arranged to be moved into register with the slot in the fixed coin receiver, the end of the fixed coin receiver extending over one edge of the slot in the movable coin receiver to prevent a coin mounted in the coin receiver, a movable coin receiver having a coin slot arrangedv to be moved into register- With the slot in the fixed coin receiver, the end of the fixed coin receiver extending over` one edge of the slot in the movabley coin receiver to prevent a coin of the right denomination from passing through said slot, an arm on the movable coin receiver arranged to be moved into the coin slot in the fixed coin receiver to advance the dispenser through' the medium of the coin, and a spring for retracting the movable coin receiver.

t.v A coin controlled dispensing device comprising a fixed slotted coin receiver, a dispenser having an actuating end slidably mounted in the coin receiver, a movable coin receiver having a coin slot arrangedto be moved into `register with the slot in the fixed coin receiver, the-end of the fixed coin receiver extending over one end of the slot in the movable coin receiver to prevent a coin of the right denomination from passing through said slot, an arm on the movable coin receiver arranged to be moved into the coin slot in the fixed coin receiver to advance the dispenser through the' medium of the coin, spring means for retracting the movable coin receiver, and means on the movable coin receiver for retracting the dispenser.

5. A coin controlled dispensing device comprising a fixed slotted coin receiver, a dispenser having an actuating end slidably mounted in the coin receiver, a movable coin receiver having a coin slot arranged to be moved into register with the slot in thefixed coin receiver, the end of the fixed coin rein the movable coin receiver to prevent a coin of the right denomination from passing through said slot, and an arm on the movable coin receiver arranged to be moved into the coin slot in the fixed coin receiver to advance the dispenser through the medium of the coin, there being an aperture through the fixed coin receiver through which the coin is ejected after the dispenser has been advanced a predetermined distance.

6. A coin actuated dispensing apparatus having a movable coin receiver, a coin guide in said receiver, a second coin receiver, the

Vmovable receiver being arranged to transfer a proper coin to the second receiver, means carried by the movable coin receiver arranged transverse the coin guide in the movable coin receiver, and resilient means for actuating said first means When the movable coin receiver is advanced.

ln testimony of Which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia,rPa., on this 23rd day ofDecember, 1919.

Y MORRIS WEINER. 

